Latest cosmetic purchases and reviews

SATSUMA wrote: »

I bought this yesterday... im a little disappointed... am i missing something?

The shadows are quite powdery and way more transparent than i had expected...

If i could turn back time i wouldn't buy it plus its bulky i think

I'm not mad on it either.
They are quite powdery and not as intense as I expected.
It says it all when I've hit pan on my Essence quad palette whereas my Naked 2 is still fairly new!

Purchased these in TK Maxx today.

Emma Hardie Body Treatment Scrub, this smells incredible. Its something I will be reserving for special occasions.





Emma Hardie Super Rich Body Butter - This also smells incredible. I can't wait to use it in the winter when my skin is super dry.



Illamsqua cream blush in Libido. I adore the colour. It needs a light hand though as its very, very orange. Would make a nice lipstick too I reckon.

Finally got my paws on naked smoky. Very excited to try it out.

Also got the mac viva glam Miley Cyrus lipstick in pink (it's being discontinued this week for an orangey-red) - I've always loved it but been afraid it's too bright for me but oh well. Picked up the lustre eyeshadow in mythology too, and had to be forcibly removed from the le disko collection. Hopefully will get to revisit before they go!

anna080 wrote: »

I didn't think I would because of the price tag but I caved this week and bought the Pippa palette in Cara pharmacy. The eyeshadows are actually awful, they aren't pigmented enough and they're really powdery which I absolutely hate in eye shadows. They're the type of shadow that requires so much blending because they're so powdery and so you end up removing any product you've actually put on. I just got annoyed with them and ending up covering over them with urban decay riff.

The blush is so light it's barely visible on my cheeks and Id be the same skin tone as pippa and I also applied it with the brush she recommended. The highlighter I do like, it's subtle but pretty, but it's the only thing in the palette that I like and thus for me not worth €35.

I heard the same about that palette I nearly caved after watching all the bloggers rave about it I've seen people use it in snapchat and thought it was powdery and for a few euro more you can get the urban decay naked or smokey pallettes people are just paying for the name associated with it I've paid less for the anastasia Beverly Hills pallettes that were designed by American make up artists and the pigment and texture is amazing in them palettes

Enrique Englasias has anew women's perfume out. Offer price of €20 for 40ml.
I smelled it not expecting it to be nice but it was really fab. A lovely scent for every day I think.

Am I mad or is it really nice?

I usually wear Ralph Lauren 'Romance' every day but for €20 I'm tempted to try Enrique's offering.

The male scent was lovely too, very Armani-ish.

jokettle wrote: »

Is there a website that ships Kat Von D to Ireland (or the UK, I'd use Parcel Motel)? Beautybay doesn't stock them....and there ends my knowledge of online makeup suppliers

Sephora ships to the UK.

There are restrictions and they don't ship some brands to the UK but I'm not sure which ones (I can't remember, sorry!) but if you add the items you want to your cart and select UK as the shipping option it will show an message in your basket saying which items can't be shipped to the UK.

Hope this helps

Taboola wrote: »

Can't wait to get the Kat Von D contour palette. Looks gorgeous. I was watching some of her tutorials about contouring and she contours with that and a darker/light foundation.

Best contour palette ever way better than the anastasia Beverly Hills

Jbosssie1 wrote: »

I have it shipped to family in the UK from sephora they use their card and I pay them I heard some beauty bloggers have had some trouble using their Irish credit cards
Go to makeupoverminds blog she has ordered hers through parcel motel and I'm
Sure Sharon leavy did too
Kat von d is being launched in sephora in Spain as far as I know maybe you can order from
There

There's also a UK website called roses beauty store that supplies U.S. brands like Kat von d I have checked her prices and with shipping ect from sephora they both seem to be around the same price

anna080 wrote: »

Just purchased Armani Fluid Sheer highlighter in the shade 08 from Brown Thomas online. It looks amazing, very pink but it's right up my street! Also for fling eyeliner and the pro correct and conceal palette in light. It looks amazing, six concealer all pink and yellow toned for all your bits and bobs that need concealing! It's been so long since I bought make up online I forgot the buzz it gives you!

Love buying make up online I want to try the make up
Forever hd foundation

I accidentally bought the UD Naked Smoky palette in Debenhams today. I only went in to wander around and waste time until my bus was due

I also very nearly squealed in delight when I saw a Too Faced stand! Now it's tiny, but it's there. They have the Chocolate Bar palette (which I already own and love and it surpasses the original Naked palette for me personally), the Semi Sweet palette which didn't really appeal to me (probably because I already had the Naked Smoky in my hands), an eye primer, some powder I think, and the Melted lipsticks. I bought one Melted lipstick in Peony, a much brighter pink than I usually wear, but paired with some subtle blusher it actually works really well! I'm still something of a lipstick newbie, but I'm trying to push out of the comfort zone and this ticks the box nicely.

Not a new purchase, but something I've finally dug out of the drawer and tried on months after buying*: Rimmel Provocalips in Kiss Me You Fool, a very red red. I love it. Unfortunately, I tried it on just to see what it looked like before heading out to a pub you wouldn't really dress up for, so I went to take it off pretty much straight away. Well, that bitch has staying power because it would. not. budge. I finally, after much scrubbing, got it off with some eye makeup remover. I hadn't even applied the glossy sealant bit! So I can definitely recommend it for both colour payoff and longevity.



*I can't be the only one who does this, right?

keredern wrote: »

I am seriously addicted to buying makeup online. :eek::eek:

Hardly a week goes by without some parcel or other winging its way to me!!! :o

(much to my other half's amusement!!)

But I never buy high end products so it's not at crisis level...yet! :rolleyes:

Where do you buy from online?

I bought the Lush "Mask of Magnamity" face mask on a whim this week and thus far I'm highly impressed. Its by far superior to any other mask I've used recently. I could see an instant difference after using it.

I have combination/dry skin with patches of acne and lots of scarring. I noticed my skin looked plump, supple and nourished immediately after using it. There was a large decrease in redness around my scarring and it dried out the few spots I have completely. My skin looked 100 times better after using it than before.

It only cost €8:50 too, so an absolute bargain. I'm a huge fan of Lush products already but this was the first mask I've tried and I wouldn't go past it. Highly recommend!